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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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