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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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