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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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