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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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