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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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