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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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