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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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