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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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