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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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