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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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