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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies 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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