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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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