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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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