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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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