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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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