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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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