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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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