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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important 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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