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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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