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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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