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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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