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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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