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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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