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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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