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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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