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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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