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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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