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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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