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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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