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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators 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 MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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