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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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