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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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