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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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