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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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