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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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