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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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