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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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