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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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