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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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