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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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