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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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