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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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