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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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