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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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