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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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