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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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