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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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