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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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