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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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