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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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