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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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