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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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