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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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