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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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