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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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