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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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