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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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