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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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