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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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