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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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