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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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