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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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