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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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