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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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