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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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