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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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