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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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