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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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