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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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