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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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