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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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