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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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