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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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