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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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