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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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