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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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