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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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