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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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