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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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