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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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