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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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