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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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