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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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