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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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