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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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