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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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