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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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