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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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