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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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