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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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