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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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