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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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