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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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