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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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