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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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