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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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