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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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