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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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