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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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