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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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