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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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