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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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