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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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