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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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