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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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