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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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