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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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