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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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