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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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