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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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