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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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