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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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