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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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