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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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