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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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