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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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