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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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