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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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