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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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