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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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