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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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