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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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