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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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