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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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