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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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