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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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