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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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