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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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