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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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