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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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