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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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