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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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