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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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