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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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