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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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