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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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