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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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