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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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