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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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