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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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