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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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