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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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