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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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