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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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