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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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