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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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