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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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