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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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