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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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