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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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