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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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