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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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