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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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