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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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