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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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