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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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