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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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