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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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