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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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