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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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