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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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