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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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