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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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