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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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