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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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