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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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