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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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