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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important 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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