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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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