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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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