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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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