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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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