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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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