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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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