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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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