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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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