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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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