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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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