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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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