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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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