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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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