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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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