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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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