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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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