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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify 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 MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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