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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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