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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring 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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