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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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