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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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