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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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