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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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