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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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