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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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