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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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