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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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