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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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