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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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