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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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