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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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