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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping 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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