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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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