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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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