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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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