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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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