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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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