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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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