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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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