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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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