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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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