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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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