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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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