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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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