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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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