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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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