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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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