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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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