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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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