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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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