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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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