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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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