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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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