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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major 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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