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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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