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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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