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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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