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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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