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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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