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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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