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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers 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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