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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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