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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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