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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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