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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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