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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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