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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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