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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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