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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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