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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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