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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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