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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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