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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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