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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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