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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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