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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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