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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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