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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key 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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