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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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