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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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