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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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