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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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