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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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