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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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