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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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