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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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