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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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