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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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