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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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