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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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