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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies 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 educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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