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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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