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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources