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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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