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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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