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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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