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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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