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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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