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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education