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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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