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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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