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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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