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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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