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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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