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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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