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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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