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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates 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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