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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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