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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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