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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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