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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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