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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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