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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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