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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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