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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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