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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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