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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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