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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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