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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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