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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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