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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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