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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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