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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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