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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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