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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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