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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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