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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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