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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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