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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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