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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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