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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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