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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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