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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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