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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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