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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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