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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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