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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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