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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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