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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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