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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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