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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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