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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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