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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators 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 MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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