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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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