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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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