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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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