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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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