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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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