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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key 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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