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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the 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 researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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