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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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