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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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