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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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