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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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