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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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