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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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