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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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