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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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