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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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