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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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