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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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