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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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