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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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