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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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