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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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