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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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