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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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