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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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