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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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