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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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