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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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