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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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