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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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