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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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