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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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