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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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