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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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