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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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