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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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