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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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