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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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