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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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