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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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