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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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