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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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