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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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