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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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