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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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