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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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