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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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