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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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