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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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