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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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