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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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