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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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