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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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