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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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