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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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