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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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