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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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