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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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