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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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