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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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