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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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