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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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