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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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