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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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