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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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