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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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