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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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