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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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