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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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