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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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