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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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