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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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