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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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