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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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