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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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