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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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