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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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