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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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