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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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