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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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