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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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