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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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