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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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