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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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