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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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