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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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