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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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