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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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