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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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