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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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