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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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