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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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