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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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