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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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