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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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