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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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