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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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