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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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