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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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