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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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