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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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