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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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