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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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