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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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