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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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