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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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