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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)