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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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