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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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