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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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