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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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