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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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