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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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