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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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