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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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