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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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