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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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