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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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