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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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