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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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