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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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