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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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