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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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