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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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