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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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