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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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