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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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