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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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