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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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