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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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