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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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