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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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