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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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