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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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