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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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