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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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