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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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