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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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