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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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