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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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