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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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