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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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