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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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