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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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