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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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