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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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