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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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