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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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