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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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