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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the 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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