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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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