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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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