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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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