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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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