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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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