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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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