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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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