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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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