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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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