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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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