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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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