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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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