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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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