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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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