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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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