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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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