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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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