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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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