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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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