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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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