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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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