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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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