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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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