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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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