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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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