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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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