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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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