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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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