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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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