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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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