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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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