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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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