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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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