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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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