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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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