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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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