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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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