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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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