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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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