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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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