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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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