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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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