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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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