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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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