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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)