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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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