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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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