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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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