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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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