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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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