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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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